Lionheart Trains proudly launches the LMS Class 2 2-6-2 tank engine at the Guild O Gauge Wigan 2024 winter show. These locomotives were designed by H. G. Ivatt and constructed between 1946 and 1952 to replace older locomotives. This versatile class was built primarily for branch line duties for which their “Prairie” wheelbase was well suited. Ivatt also included several labour-saving features such as self-cleaning ashpans and self cleaning smoke boxes to improve operating economies. Following an initial batch of ten locomotives built by the LMS, British Railways decided to enlarge the class and a further 120 examples were built. During BR days, they were allocated to the LMR, SR and WR regions and were equally at home hauling passenger and goods services. The last member of the class was withdrawn in 1967, but four examples of this popular locomotive type have been preserved and all are presently operational.
- Full die-cast metal construction
- Die-cast wheels with metal tyres
- 5 pole skew wound precision motor
- Sprung driving wheel and pony trucks, live bearing pick-ups
- Front and rear pony wheel trucks to operate on a cam system to allow the model to traverse R2 (40.5”radius) curves
- Die cast pivoted coupling and connecting rods.
- Two versions of smokebox door (one with extra brackets for Southern locos
- Easily removeable plastic cab roof (for adding a crew) by means of small magnets
- Three versions of chimney modeled· Guard irons on frame and later on pony truck
- Working cab doors in metal
- Wire handrails with stanchions in metal
- Sprung metal buffers and screw link couplings
- Full back head detail· Coal load in bunker
- Flickering firebox glow
- Standard and push pull variants also modeled